2015 Fall Auction Items
We have some fantastic items and events up for auction this year, from karaoke with professors to SXSW passes. And if you don’t see anything you like, check back soon—we’re still adding to the list!
Professor Donations
- Professor Ball – Apple Watch Sport, 28mm silver aluminum case and sport band. It’s the coolest tech toy of the year. You know you want one!
- Professors Beardall, Wood, Way, Roberts, and Gaebler – A Southern Singin’ Supper for up to ten. Dinner at the home of a professor, plus pickin’ and singin’: Mississippi Delta blues; roots country music; authentic folk music standards; Country yodeling; blues moaning; soul stirring ballads… And not any Lady Gaga.
- Dean Beckworth – Dinner and drinks for six students with Dean and Mrs. Beckworth at the Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. (The ABGB).
- Professor Bennett – “A feast fit for a king…or at least a law student and a few friends. A dinner hosted by my wife and me, where we provide a sumptuous meal for four people (for those of you who are math-disadvantaged, that means the winner can invite three friends!). It will either be at Cucina de Bennett (where it will be expertly prepared by my wife and me) or at a restaurant of our choosing (where it will be expertly prepared by someone possibly making minimum wage). My wife and I reserve the full right to decide whether we host or go out to dinner. Wherever we dine, we promise stimulating conversation on any number of scintillating (or possibly mundane) topics and free advice and libations will flow in abundance.
– Three course dinner for two students with Professor Ascher at Austin Land and Cattle, bottle of wine included. - Professor Blinkova – A night of Karaoke (with Blinkova): Sing your heart out! Whether you’re a deadhead or a metal head, old school or new wave, a pop diva or a honky-tonk queen, you will find your voice during our karaoke outing.
- Professor Bobbitt – “How to Make A Perfect Martini” for up to 10 people
- Professor Bone – Dinner for four with Professor and Mrs. Bone.
- Professor Carson – Drinks for ten at Trudy’s or Fonda San Miguel – students’ choice. In the past I have been somewhat flexible on that number so that if at the end of the day I have twelve or fourteen guests, that’s fine – who’s counting. As I think about this, I will leave it to you to have a flexible pen or just state up front drinks for twelve.
- Professor Chesney – Dinner for three with Professor Chesney at Sway.
- Professor Cohen – Dinner and fine Italian wine for 8 students with Professors Sager and Cohen.
- Professor Dammann – Brunch at the professor’s house.
- Professor Dzienkowski – Dinner and drinks for up to five students with Professors Dzienkowski and Peroni at Plucker’s.
- Professor Eskow – Caffeine Break and Brain Boost for 4 students at Starbucks. Coffee, tea, fraps, pastries, and chit-chat included.
- Professor Gilman – Argentine Dinner for Four – a dinner at Professor Gilman’s home with Argentine wine, empanadas, flan, and other Argentine delicacies.
- Professor Goode
- Professor Golden – Sunday brunch buffet for four students with Professor Golden at Green Pastures, 811 W. Live Oak, Austin.
- Professor Graglia
- Professor Inman – Lunch with Professor Inman for up to five students.
- Professor Johanson – “Life Styles of the Rich and Famous” –cocktails and wine at the Johanson Manse in West Austin, followed by dinner for six (plus Mr. and Mrs. J) at a suitable Austin restaurant.
- Professor Johnson – Lunch for 4 with Professor Johnson at Asti’s.
- Professor Jinx – Tex-mex and margaritas for six.
- Professor Laurin – $100 gift card to Alamo Drafthouse.
- Professor Levinson – Dinner for six…possibly home-cooked.
- Professor Marcus – Six lucky students will join the Capital Punishment Clinic faculty on a multi-stop pub crawl across Austin.
- Professor McCormack – Monday steak night at Josephine House for four students.
- Professor Marsh – Students will drink powerful margaritas and eat delicious fajitas while discussing Andrea and Meg’s philosophy of crushing it and how it applies to pro bono, law school and your life in general. Crushing it is a team sport! Optional discussion of the structure of scientific revolutions to follow. (Friday afternoon, date TBD, 3:30PM at the Polvos Interior Mexican Food Restaurant (transportation from campus provided)). Includes a close analysis of important issues (e.g., roasted vs. fresh tomato salsa, rocks vs. frozen); practice in communication skills, with an emphasis on live tweeting, black humor, and jolly complaining. Culinary interest in escabeche and guajillo chiles a plus.
- Professor McGarity – Dinner for four at the Black Star Co-op.
- Professor McCown
- Professor Morse – Poker with Professors Johanson, Morse, Sager, and Steiker: Seven students square off with professors in poker games traditional to the Texas Law faculty. We’ll provide sustenance and libations for this low-ante, high-octane game hosted at a professor’s home.
- Professor Natarajan – Come drink up and sing karaoke at the High Ball with your favorite musical (ahem!) professors, Ranjana Natarajan, Lucy Wood, Sean Williams, Mira Ganor, Ellisa Stegliche and Angela Littwin! The bid gets you: one evening of karaoke singing for 6 students in a fun large-group with drinks and appetizers, and more than one youtube blackmail opportunity. Diverse musical tastes are embraced. Whether you’re a backup singer or pop diva, acapellist or beatboxer, come rock the mic with us!
- Professor Petrie – Dinner and drinks for up to four students.
- Professor Powers – Lunch for four students.
- Professor Rabban – Weekend lunch for 8 at the Salt Lick, preceded by an OPTIONAL bike ride.
- Professor Robertson – Art appreciation night with champagne for ten students.
- Professor Sage – “Dinner and a Show”: Once again, we are proud to offer dinner on the patio at trendy Contigo Austin plus the winter musical at nearby CenterStage Texas staged by our daughter Abbie’s advanced theater group. This year’s show is “Chicago” (previous shows included “Rent,” “Les Mis,” and “Into the Woods”). We will host up to 6 students, either as a single block or as 3 groups of two. Estimated value of each pair including dinner and show ticket is $140, or $420 for the block. Exact date in February 2016 to be set by agreement.
- Professor Schless – Dinner for three students with Professor Schless at South Congress Cafe.
- Professor Schaeffer – Dinner and wine for four at Professor Schaeffer’s house.
- Professor Sokolow – Dinner for four at Professor Sokolow’s house with him and his wife. All food prepared by Sokolow!
- Professor Wilhite – wo tickets to the Houston Rockets v. Los Angeles Lakers basketball game on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at 7:00 p.m.; a night at the downtown Hilton Hotel for two; a $100 Landry’s gift certificate
Local Business Donations:
- Alamo Drafthouse
- All God’s Creatures (Dog Grooming)
- Amy’s Ice Cream
- Barbri
- Bird’s Barbershop
- Bloomberg
- Driskell Hotel
- Eastside Café
- Eric Hester Studio
- Forbidden Fruit
- Fricano’s Deli
- Hops and Grain
- JuiceLand
- LBJ Library
- Lick
- Lone Star Riverboat Cruises
- Moonshine
- P. Terry’s
- Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar
- Plucker’s
- Tieks
- Tiff’s Treats
- Uchi/Uchiko